Society
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A new study from UC Berkeley investigated the relationship between poor sleep and loneliness finding people tend to withdraw and avoid social interaction after even a single night’s disrupted sleep, and what's more, those feelings could be contagious.
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An intriguing new study has homed in on several specific genomic regions that seem to be associated with greater traits of social isolation and loneliness. The results suggest genetic traits associated with loneliness cross over with a susceptibility for bad cardiovascular health and depression.
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Is loneliness a silent killer? Things like obesity and smoking are well established and clear contributors to the risk of premature mortality, but according to a new study, the impacts of chronic social isolation may pose a similar threat.
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As more jobs are becoming automated, there are calls for everything from a robot tax to universal basic income to deal with the dramatic shift in the underlying structures of labor economies over the next 20 to 50 years. But what do these proposals truly mean and can any be properly implemented?
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ScienceA new model attempts to explain the higher violent crime rates seen in parts of the world near the equator with hotter climates.
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People diss Twitter for its triviality, but give me lunch tweets and lighthearted nonsense over pitchforks, death threats and endless opinions any day, says Gizmag's James Holloway.
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Deer Trail, Colorado (population 600 or so) is to vote on a local ordinance that would allow drone hunting licenses and bounties for shooting down UAVs, according to ABC affiliate KMGH-TV.
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The ongoing development of vehicles offering two modes of transport was a key trend evident at Auto China last week. Personal transportation needs are changing and Geely and BMW are the latest to demonstrate cars with inclusive last-mile transport.
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A new study from the University of Wisconsin may have profound implications for the cosmetic-surgery industry.
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The Lok8u multi-m8 GPS watch features an LCD screen that receives SMS messages and enables people to be located to within 10ft.
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The technological age has seen new words such as 'tweet', 'Twitter' and 'unfriend' become common in the English language.
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Is gaming addiction a modern fad or a genuine concern?
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